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040212 VO Decisions under Uncertainty (MA) (2023W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften

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Details

Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Andrea Gaunersdorfer

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Registration is not necessary, but recommended in order to get access to the e-learning platform Moodle for this course where material for the lecture may be provided.

Note that extra registration for the desired examination date via u:space is necessary.

The lecture is accompanied by the UK Repetition course on Banking and Finance (course number 040198). This course gives an introduction to the mathematics needed. Afterwards problems on the topics of the lectures are discussed.

https://ufind.univie.ac.at/en/course.html?lv=040198&semester=2023W

Thursday 05.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday 12.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday 19.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday 09.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday 16.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Thursday 23.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday 30.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday 07.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday 14.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday 11.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday 18.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday 25.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The lecture gives an introduction to concepts of decision-making in situations involving risks.

Topics:
Introduction (what is decision theory, decisions under risk)
Expected utility theory
Risk aversion
Stochastic Dominance and Risk Comparisions
Some Remarks on the Mean-Variance Approach
Empirical Facts
Prospect Theory
Sequential Decisions and the Role of Information

For more details see
http://homepage.univie.ac.at/andrea.gaunersdorfer/teaching/decisions.html

Materials for home-learning will be provided on Moodle.
These serve as complementary additions to the script, which allow the student to independently study the material.
We will discuss formal concepts and examples during the classroom units.

A Repetition course accompanies this lecture as well as the lecture Basics of Finance.

Assessment and permitted materials

written exam about the topics discussed in the lecture

Permitted materials for the exam:
No documents (neither notes nor formularies) are allowed. A simple, non-programmable calculator, without matrix operations, which does not plot graphs, cannot solve equations, and does not compute derivatives or integrals is allowed.

Please note that it is not allowed to have any WiFi capable devices with you.
Mobile phones, smart watches etc. must be out of reach during the exam.

For more information please visit
http://homepage.univie.ac.at/andrea.gaunersdorfer/teaching/decisions.html

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

For passing the exam you need 50% of possible points.

Please mind knowledge in mathematics and statistics needed:
https://finance.univie.ac.at/en/studies/master-banking-and-finance/admission-requirements/#c896648

Examination topics

Topics discussed in the lecture or for which material is provided in Moodle.

Reading list

A. Gaunersdorfer, Decisions under Uncertainty, Script, 2023

http://homepage.univie.ac.at/andrea.gaunersdorfer/teaching/decisions.html

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